I just realized that I haven't had new entries on my blog for a fairly long time. Almost a year past before I knew it. As December comes close, I feel like I didn’t do much this year besides working everyday. Then, I let my memories flash back and realized the change was actually dramatic … maybe not dramatic, but remarkable enough, haha… so I guess things just happen as the time goes by… Well, don’t get me wrong. Most of them are good stuff, like enjoy spending every weekend with Dave, even though we fight sometimes, haha…

Seriously though, so...so...so many good and bad news flying around about my beloved motherland China this year: the heavy snow storm at the beginning of the year, the heartbreaking earthquake, the breathtaking Olympics, the tainted milk scandal, etc. etc. I felt deeply sympathetic when I heard workers couldn't get back to their rural area home for Chinese New Year on time, because for a lot of those people, it is the only chance to see their kids for the whole year. My heart sank gravely when I saw people mourn for their lost of family members in the earthquake. My tears came out cheerfully when I watched the athletes and volunteers made the Beijing Olympics a monumental success in the Olympics history. It touched me badly when I saw athletes from other countries holding signs with "Thank You, China" on it.

China, after gotten fiercely struck twice (snow storm and earthquake), still stood steady and showed the world her beauty through the Olympics. SHE showed the world her energetic spirit and generous embracement. Daily news in America often talks about the censorship of Chinese government and Chinese people's blind trust in the government. I am specifically annoyed by one news anchor in CNN, every time, seriously, every time, instead of just saying “China, bla…bla…bla…”, he would say “Communist China, bla…bla…bla…” Ridiculous! News bias! I admit that there are many areas China needs improvement, but which country doesn’t. On the other hand though, I believe these criticisms are good for China. Since other countries have higher expectations to us, we could take these criticisms as a multi-direction self-exam mirror. Step by step, we make progress. It is not gonna happen overnight, but I have faith in our people.

US presidential election is over now, but I am truly impressed by this nation’s involvement on this election. “Economy Crash”, “Disappointment on Bush Administration (Republican Party)”, “War in Iraq”, “First African-American candidate”, “First female VP candidate”, and etc. etc. made this election more interesting than ever, but what impressed me most was the whole nation’s participation on voting – no matter who they vote for. I hope this is something Chinese citizen could learn from – raising the sensitivity of voting. Your vote matters.

Oh, wow, I think it is too long already, so I am gonna stop right here.

Well, I don’t know when my next entry will be. We will see, haha…